Vuelta Stage 13 *Spoiler*

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited September 2009 in Pro race
172km between Berja and Sierra Nevada.

Interestingly there are two back to back mountains to scale with only 700m descent seperating them which should cause some serious exhaustion if some GC guys go all out.

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The Alto de Monachil begins is 8.6 kilometers, with a maximum gradient of 16.6% and an average gradient of 7.9%.
The Sierra Nevada is 16.9 kilometers in length and includes ramps reaching gradients of 10%, but only 5.5% average gradient.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    170 riders started but the following have stopped so far this stage:

    Davide Vigano (Fuji)
    Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r)
    Sebastien Chavanel (FdJ)
    Eros Cappechi (Fuji)
    Simon Garrans (Cervelo)
    Dominique Rollins (Cervelo)
    Franck Bouyer (Bbox)
    Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
    Tom Boonen (Quick Step)

    It must be pretty tough going today.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    69km remaining.
    CURRENT SITUATION

    Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank), Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) and David Moncoutie (Cofidis),

    Pieter Weening (Rabobank) Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel), Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne), David Garcia (Xacobeo), Adrian Palomares (Contentpolis), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoliel), Igor Anton (Euskaltel), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel), Christophe Riblon (Ag2r), Xavier Tondo (Andalucia), Antonio Piedra (Andalucia), Daniel Navarro (Astana), Xavier Florencio (Cervelo), Amael Moinard (Cofidis), David De La Fuente (Fuji), Fredrik Kessiakof ( Fuji), Alessandro Ballan (Lampre), Daniele Bennati (Liquigas), Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas), Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank), Francis De Greef (Silence-Lotto), Matthias Russ (Milram), Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Marco Marzano (Lampre) and Matteo Carrara (Vacansoliel) at 4:35

    Peloton at 11:14
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Just noticed that Kreuziger is 58mins down! he is not doing his leadership bid for Liquigas in 2010 any favours.

    Martins is 25mins back. I am waiting for him to do something. I mean he has it in the legs, having already beaten Valverde up a climb.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Bouygues only have 4 riders left in the race with another week to go.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hmm, Euskaltel and Liquigas are on the front of the bunch... no sign of CdE. Hopefully that means Valverde is not feeling good.

    Moncoutié goes clear at the foot of the climb. Stage in the bag.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mouncoutie out ahead with 10mins on the peloton and 26km to climb.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    The peloton looks very small and they haven't hit the climb yet.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2009
    MARTINS finally.

    Navarro best placed at just over 3mins back.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    No S, frenchie. Martin.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Valverde looks more than a bit uncomfortable, or is he doing an acting job?
    He doesn't like the Monachil. Cost him dear, a few years back.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LOL.

    Like you say peloton is really small - only 15 riders. Moncoutie has 7mins so the gains dropped rapidly.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Valverde looks more than a bit uncomfortable, or is he doing an acting job?
    He doesn't like the Monachil. Cost him dear, a few years back.

    Where are his team-mates? So strong yesterday, nowhere today. J Rod is up the road... no help for Valverde.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Danielson... bye bye.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2009
    Bloody hell they are flying - only 6 riders!!! Gesink, Valverde, Evans, Basso, Mosquera and Kreuzige.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sanchez, Cunego... seeya.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Valverde looks more than a bit uncomfortable, or is he doing an acting job?
    He doesn't like the Monachil. Cost him dear, a few years back.

    Where are his team-mates? So strong yesterday, nowhere today. J Rod is up the road... no help for Valverde.
    Yes Leaky on the front and Bennati and Kreuziger up ahead...
    Bye bye Tommy D......again.
    Rodriguez called back.....problemo Caisse.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Joaquim has pulled up waiting for Valverde. Evans hurting.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    This is more like it. Proper racing.

    Basso, Gesink, Valverde, Mosquera, Evans. That's the race.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    How can they keep this up - there are still 20kms to climb! This is going to be superb.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    That's the second day in a row I've seen a dude with an ENORMOUS sandwich. What other sport allows you to see such things, eh? Brilliant.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Great riding by Moncoutie
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    HOOGERLAND :D
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Man against man now. 5 GC riders, none of them with any team-mates.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Btw, this climb means Snowy Range in English and it is the 9th time it has been in the Vuelta.

    Navarro caught by GC riders.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    CADEL MECHANICAL!
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    AHHHHH, Evans puncture.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Neutral service - very slow. DAMN
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Neutral service wheel change. Disaster. Even Sammy S and Cunego pass him.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2009
    Unbelievable. Lost almost a minute.

    I hope the others slow up a bit as it would be only fair. Cannot lose it from a puncture.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I wouldn't like to be on the team bus with Cadel tonight...

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